Spring has barely sprung, and yet some gardeners may already be buckling under the pressure. This is the busiest season of the year for the green fingered. Gardeners who dig will have been waiting for the ground to thaw to finish the all-important soil preparation....

This was the garden earlier in the month, when it experienced quite heavy snow. We had a bit more over the Christmas break, but it gone again now. Like many people, I choose to use these wintry days to plan my spring/summer garden! In May this year, I put in an order...

The garden and I have become strangers this year. It wasn’t supposed to play out like this. In the original plan, I was going to work hard during the spring and have the summer to play in the garden. But feast or famine is the freelancer’s curse, and I...

This is the list of (the main) things that are harvestable in the garden this week, from which I can put together a garden menu. I’ve never been that great at eating things out of the garden, for a variety of reasons (including an uninterested audience, a lack...

On Friday afternoon I spent some time pottering about in the garden with Ryan, and it was the day when I came to the conclusion that my gardening ambitions had exceeded the space available. Again – this is an annual event, and I’m sure it’s common...

It was snowing on Saturday, and as the snow cancelled some social plans, I had some unexpected time to myself. I decided to tackle the issue of my seed box. Hello, My name is Emma, and I am a Seedaholic My seed box, which is a nice big plastic crate, bigger than your...